Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/CherryHQ/cherry-studio/vs/TriliumNext/Trilium
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/CherryHQ/cherry-studio/vs/TriliumNext/Trilium.md
Description: cherry-studio and Trilium share 3 technologies: MCP, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

# cherry-studio vs Trilium

cherry-studio and Trilium share 3 technologies: MCP, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [CherryHQ/cherry-studio](https://seerepo.com/r/CherryHQ/cherry-studio): Your AI workspace for models, agents, and productivity.
- [TriliumNext/Trilium](https://seerepo.com/r/TriliumNext/Trilium): Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: MCP, OpenAI, Anthropic
- Only in cherry-studio: React, Vite, Sentry
- Only in Trilium: None

## Side by side

| | cherry-studio | Trilium |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,633,412 lines written, 5,912 code files | 844,271 lines written, 1,921 code files |
| Who writes it | 11.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Factory, Jules, Amp, Gemini CLI, Qwen Code, and Codex | 14.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, and Amp |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 9,750 commits, 53,099 stars | Last push October 31, 2026, 36,089 commits, 38,634 stars |
| Tests | 2,912 test files. 47% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,542 test files. 72.9% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, cherry-studio or Trilium?

cherry-studio, with 1,633,412 lines written in 5,912 code files; Trilium has 844,271 in 1,921.

The proof: [CherryHQ/cherry-studio's code at commit f97518a](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio/tree/f97518aaed08440e75c31639d02f0c7870685029)

### Which has more GitHub stars, cherry-studio or Trilium?

cherry-studio, with 53,099 stars; Trilium has 38,634.

The proof: [CherryHQ/cherry-studio on GitHub](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio)

### Which has more tests, cherry-studio or Trilium?

cherry-studio, with 2,912 test files; Trilium has 1,542.

The proof: [CherryHQ/cherry-studio's code at commit f97518a](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio/tree/f97518aaed08440e75c31639d02f0c7870685029)

### Which was updated more recently, cherry-studio or Trilium?

Trilium: its last push was on October 31, 2026, and cherry-studio's on October 30, 2026.

The proof: [TriliumNext/Trilium's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, cherry-studio or Trilium?

Trilium: an AI signed 14.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, and Amp; in cherry-studio, 11.7%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in TriliumNext/Trilium](https://seerepo.com/r/TriliumNext/Trilium/ai)

## Sources

- CherryHQ/cherry-studio: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit f97518a (https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio/tree/f97518aaed08440e75c31639d02f0c7870685029)
- TriliumNext/Trilium: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 98244cf (https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/tree/98244cf5e6af8b83366e418a601da0f17b79a276)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.